新泽西州州长菲尔·墨菲(Phil Murphy)利用美国援救计划的资金,宣布为50 000名居民提供1亿美元的医疗债务减免方案。 New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy announces $100m medical debt relief program for 50,000 residents using American Rescue Plan funds.

新泽西州州长菲尔·墨菲宣布为大约50 000名居民实施1亿美元医疗债务减免方案,从美国救援计划资金中动用了55 000美元。 New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy announced a $100 million medical debt relief program for around 50,000 residents, leveraging $550,000 from the American Rescue Plan funds. 该计划与全国性非营利组织Undue Medical Debt合作，旨在帮助在医疗账单上苦苦挣扎的家庭，并禁止向信贷机构报告医疗债务，针对收入至少低于联邦贫困线四倍或医疗债务等于其年收入5%或更多的居民。 Partnering with Undue Medical Debt, a national nonprofit, the program aims to help families struggling with medical bills and prohibits reporting medical debt to credit agencies, targeting residents who earn at least four times below the federal poverty level or have medical debts equal to 5% or more of their annual income.